Moderators Zico Posted November 29, 2020 Moderators Share Posted November 29, 2020 26 minutes ago, Rudy said: Not much of a gambler myself spent most of the time in Vegas people watching, my mate went this year for the Fury fight and weed is legal there so the whole place just smelled of weed, said the dispensaries are everywhere Wouldn't mind doing a trip across the top either, places like Buffalo, Detroit and Minnesota, a more industrial type of trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underpants Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) What traditions do you have issues with? Almost everything they have embraced started off in Europe. It has just evolved in to something else. They just glitter things up. Halloween for example. What I do have issues with is the infiltration of our language with North American variants. Do not call me Buddy or Dude. It's a TV series not a season. It's this kind of Americanisations that grinds my linguistic gears. Edited November 29, 2020 by Underpants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted November 29, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) The fall is not a season. I have spent a few Independence Days on US soil. Think a patriotic version of our bommy night. Once found myself in Salem on October 31st. They really do take it seriously and Salem seemed to be the place to be. It was heaving. The school football pitches, on the edge of town, (6 pitches, 2 lines of 3) were chocka with various stalls selling all manner of Halloween stuff, fancy dress, rubber masks, etc. Couldn’t move. Edited November 29, 2020 by MickyD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Never really fancied going to the USA, my mam went a few times, and my son went, but looking on Google Maps at random places, it looks so fucking dull and devoid of any character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted November 29, 2020 Members Share Posted November 29, 2020 2 hours ago, ZicoKelly said: Wouldn't mind doing a trip across the top either, places like Buffalo, Detroit and Minnesota, a more industrial type of trip I’d like to see Detroit for Motown and the car industry but apparently it’s an absolute shithole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underpants Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 22 minutes ago, MickyD said: The fall is not a season. I have spent a few Independence Days on US soil. Think a patriotic version of our bommy night. Once found myself in Salem on October 31st. They really do take it seriously and Salem seemed to be the place to be. It was heaving. The school football pitches, on the edge of town, (6 pitches, 2 lines of 3) were chocka with various stalls selling all manner of Halloween stuff, fancy dress, rubber masks, etc. Couldn’t move. Fall is an old English term. We used that before moving on to using Autumn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I think we are more disposed towards the US rather than to Europe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted November 29, 2020 Moderators Share Posted November 29, 2020 15 minutes ago, Rudy said: I’d like to see Detroit for Motown and the car industry but apparently it’s an absolute shithole Yeah, i follow this account on Instagram that does shots of all the abandoned places in Detroit, loads of them Sort of like it though, did a similar place called Clarkesdale in Mississippi, bit of a dump/ghost town but had a blues festival on, Morgan Freeman also owns a blues club there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boby Brno Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Wonder where they got that Coca Cola advert from? https://fb.watch/23H55QHG_g/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted November 29, 2020 Members Share Posted November 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said: Yeah, i follow this account on Instagram that does shots of all the abandoned places in Detroit, loads of them Sort of like it though, did a similar place called Clarkesdale in Mississippi, bit of a dump/ghost town but had a blues festival on, Morgan Freeman also owns a blues club there My mate did a 3 week tour last year, did the west coast, the south then some of the east. They went to New Orleans for a blues festival, he said basically there’s two huge streets lined with bars, clubs and restaurants the rest is like the A Bomb hit it, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina is still there and they haven’t done much to sort it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underpants Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 20 minutes ago, boltondiver said: I think we are more disposed towards the US rather than to Europe Now we are. Its down to American culture being viewed all over the world through firstly the film industry, then television and corporate expansion overseas. We share the language so we use plenty of their stuff. Before that it was us spreading our tongue throughout the globe. And before that we adopted a lot of Latin and northern European words and terminology, especially French. American English is, in some respects, more true to old English than what we speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Boby Brno said: Wonder where they got that Coca Cola advert from? https://fb.watch/23H55QHG_g/ Never been to the Czech Republic, but been to Slovakia, a delightful place on my visit. Do the neighbours get on with each other ? I had a train journey to Vienna and the blokes in the pub said they would never go into Bratislava, and it's only an hour away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted November 29, 2020 Moderators Share Posted November 29, 2020 21 minutes ago, Rudy said: My mate did a 3 week tour last year, did the west coast, the south then some of the east. They went to New Orleans for a blues festival, he said basically there’s two huge streets lined with bars, clubs and restaurants the rest is like the A Bomb hit it, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina is still there and they haven’t done much to sort it Didn't really leave the french quarter in the 3 Days we were there, was more seedy than i thought it would be but apparently that's also since Katrina Less jazz clubs, more strip clubs Bar Graceland and Sun Records there's no reason to go to Memphis, absolute shit hole, Beale Street is proper grubby and locals don't go anywhere near it We stayed in a nice neighborhood and glad we did, just don't base a holiday around it, get in, go to Graceland and get out again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boby Brno Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, leigh white said: Never been to the Czech Republic, but been to Slovakia, a delightful place on my visit. Do the neighbours get on with each other ? I had a train journey to Vienna and the blokes in the pub said they would never go into Bratislava, and it's only an hour away. They were of course one country but a happy divorce was the outcome of the Velvet Revolution. The Czechs and Slovaks get on better than with the Austrians. Generally, the Germans and the Austrians look down on the ‘Slavs’ Thats a a broad generalisation but the blokes in the pub you were talking to, probably illustrated that point. I used to travel frequently by train between Vienna and Brno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 20 minutes ago, Boby Brno said: They were of course one country but a happy divorce was the outcome of the Velvet Revolution. The Czechs and Slovaks get on better than with the Austrians. Generally, the Germans and the Austrians look down on the ‘Slavs’ Thats a a broad generalisation but the blokes in the pub you were talking to, probably illustrated that point. I used to travel frequently by train between Vienna and Brno. Thanks for your reply, the place is so laid back and friendly and a transport system we would envy. Did you ever manage to learn the language ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boby Brno Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, leigh white said: Thanks for your reply, the place is so laid back and friendly and a transport system we would envy. Did you ever manage to learn the language ? 😊 Jen dost na objednani piva. Translation. Only enough to order a beer. I should know more and I will. Soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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